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August 2010
Volume 57, Number 1
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No: USPS 580-500
“The
IEEE Newsletter” (North Jersey Section), is published monthly except June and
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The
IEEE North Jersey
Section Activities
August 2010
Aug. 4 – “NJ Section Meeting”,
6:30 PM, “Executive Committee Meeting” - 7:00 PM, Clifton Public Library -
Allwood Branch, 44 Lyall Road, Clifton, NJ 07012. Russell Pepe at rcpepe “AT” ieee.org.
Aug. 11 – “Engineers
Meet: For a Critical Discussion
Concerning the Problems of the Off-shoring of Manufacturing and the Need for
Its Return” with Richard Tax, NJ
PACE, 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM, Clifton Memorial Library, 292 Piaget Ave, Clifton,
NJ. Paul Ward, (973) 790-1625, peward
“AT” ieee.org, Richard F. Tax, (201) 664-6954, rtax “AT” aea.org.
Aug. 20 – “Intelligent
Transportation Systems in Taiwan”
by Professor TT Lee, NJ SMC, 7:00 PM, New Jersey Institute of Technology
(NJIT), Room 202,
Upcoming Meetings
Sep. 1 – “NJ Section Meeting”,
6:30 PM, “Executive Committee Meeting” - 7:00 PM, Clifton Public Library - Allwood
Branch, 44 Lyall Road, Clifton, NJ 07012.
Russell Pepe at rcpepe “AT” ieee.org.
Sep. 9 – “Emerging
Technology and Current Trends in Voltage Controlled Oscillators (VCOs)” by Dr. Ajay K. Poddar,
NJ AESS,
Sep. 14 – “Selecting
the Appropriate Environmental Test Chamber for Renewable Energy Applications” by Mark R. Chrusciel,
NJ IMS, 6:30 PM, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202,
Sep. 16 – “Detection
of Spam Hosts and Spam Bots Using Network Flow Traffic Modeling” by Dr. A. Karasaridis
and Dr. D. Liu, NJ Control Systems Society, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, New Jersey
Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center (Intersection between
Warren & Summit Streets), Newark, NJ.
Professor MengChu Zhou (973) 596-6282, zhou “AT” njit.edu.
Sep. 16 – “Understanding
the Unfair Behavior of IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs” by Dr. Yigal Bejerano,
NJ Communications Society, 6:15 PM, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT),
Room 202,
Sep. 23 – Oct.
14 – “Improving
Your Writing Skills – Tips & Techniques” by Wilma Hurwitz,
Sep. 24 – “IEEE
Northeast Industry Day”,
Sep. 25 – “End
of Summer Picnic”, NJ WIE &
Sep. 30 – “Unemployment
Or Prosperity for U.S. Engineers?”
by Richard Tax, NJ Consultants' Network, 6:15 – 8:30 PM, Morris County Library,
30 East Hanover Avenue, Whippany, NJ.
Robert Walker, (973) 728-0344, or visit www.TechnologyOnTap.org.
Oct. 7 – “2010
MTT/AP Symposium and Mini-Show”
– MTT-S/AP-S Chapter,
Oct. 9 – Dec. 4 – “Project
Management” by Donald Hsu, PhD,
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM, NJIT, 161 Warren Street, Newark, NJ. Donald Hsu, yanyou “AT” hotmail.com.
Oct. 20 – Dec.
15 – “C#
.NET Programming” by Donald Hsu, PhD,
Oct. 28 – Nov.
18 – “Developing
Your Presentation Skills – Tips & Techniques” by Wilma Hurwitz,
Oct. 28 – “Life
Grade Luncheon”,
Members and Non-Members Welcome
PLEASE
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NJ AESS:
Emerging Technology and Current Trends in Voltage Controlled Oscillators (VCOs)
On September 9, 2010, the IEEE NJ Section
Aerospace will host a talk on “Emerging Technology and Current Trends in
Voltage Controlled Oscillators (VCOs)." The speaker will be Dr. Ajay K. Poddar.
About the Talk
This tutorial reports the emerging technology
and current trends in voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) for modern
communication systems, including the transition from high quality factor
discrete resonator based oscillators to integrated circuits. Solutions that are gaining more popularity
such as MEMS and Tunable active inductor oscillator (TAIO) are described for
completeness, including CAD simulation and practical examples.
About the Speaker
Dr. Ajay K. Poddar is a Chief Scientist, responsible for design and
development of state-of-the-art technology (oscillator, mixer, amplifier,
filters, and MEMS based RF components) at Synergy Microwave Corporation NJ,
All Welcome!
You do not have to be a
Time: 6:45 - 8:30 PM, Thursday, September 9,
2010. Free buffet will begin at 6:00 PM.
Place:
Information: Dr. Naresh Chand, (973)
633-6310, naresh.chand “AT” baesystems.com.
NJ Communications Society:
Understanding the Unfair Behavior of IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs
On Thursday, September 16, 2010, the IEEE
North Jersey Section Communications Society Chapter will host a presentation
entitled “Understanding the Unfair Behavior of IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs” by
Dr. Yigal Bejerano.
About the Talk
In
recent years, IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs (WLANs) have been rapidly deployed all
over the world at numerous cities, enterprises and universities. These networks provide high bandwidth to
mobile users by deploying low-cost wireless access points. Several equipment vendors such as Cisco and
SpectraLink have introduced 802.11 phones for providing wireless phone service
in these networks and it is expected that the emerging IEEE 802.11n standard
will support video traffic. To make such
efforts successful, however, certain serious shortcomings of WLANs must be
overcome. These include the lack of fair
service for data users and the inability to provide quality of service (QoS)
guarantees for real-time (RT) services, such as voice and video.
In
this talk, I will address the challenges of providing fairness and QoS support
in WLANs without changing the standard.
I will start with a short overview of the IEEE 802.11 medium access
control (MAC) standard and the obstacles that it raises for providing fairness
and QoS support. I will show that even
in the case of a small network with two access points, a user may not get any
service and be practically starved.
Then,
I will describe a few management schemes for improving the fair service
provided to mobile users, while preserving high throughput of the wireless
networks. These schemes are based on
efficient usage of the 802.11 standard as well as advanced algorithms.
About the Speaker
Yigal Bejerano received his BSc in Computer Engineering in 1991 (summa
cum laude), his MSc in Computer Science in 1995, and his PhD in Electrical
Engineering in 2000, from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology,
All Welcome!
You do not have to be a member of the IEEE to
attend.
Time:
6:15 PM, Thursday, September 16, 2010, refreshments will be available
starting at 6:00 PM.
Place: New Jersey Institute of
Technology (NJIT), Room 202,
Information: Dr. Nirwan Ansari (973) 596-3670
(nirwan.ansari “AT” njit.edu) or Yanchao Zhang (973) 642-7817. Also check http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/comm.html for the latest updates.
NJ Consultants’ Network:
Unemployment
Or Prosperity for U.S.
The
About
the Talk
Of primary interest is the labor
Supply/Demand Equation or ratio, specifically the Supply/Demand of Engineers
and STEM professionals. This is very
well controlled, but maybe not in the best interest of our profession or our
country. We will discuss the problem
associated with the present Labor Supply/Demand Equation and the influence,
support/opposition to the direction of the equation. Who supports increasing the number and who is
in favor of reducing the number? Who benefits, who is harmed? How does it affect our nation’s economy?
The speaker believes the public policy of the
About
the Speaker
Richard Tax is a graduate of
He has written more than 80 articles dedicated to professional
activities. In 1977, he started the
During 1985 he chaired the North Jersey Ad hoc Committee that critiqued
and condemned a
About the Consultants’ Network
Founded in 1992, the IEEE Consultants Network of Northern NJ encourages and promotes the use of independent technical consultants by business and industry.
All Welcome!
Members and non-members are welcome.
Time:
Place:
Information: For up-to-date
NJ Control Systems Society:
Detection of Spam Hosts and Spam Bots Using Network Flow Traffic Modeling
On September 16, 2010, the IEEE NJ Control Systems Chapter together with the New Jersey Institute of Technology will host a seminar on “Detection of Spam Hosts and Spam Bots Using Network Flow Traffic Modeling." The speakers will be Dr. A. Karasaridis and Dr. D. Liu.
About the Talk
We continue to see the proliferation and persistence of cyber-threats
which are now in the top 3 priorities of the FBI among terrorism. Botnets provide the platform for online
organized crime and occasionally for pressing national agendas such as
espionage. Some of the recent corporate
espionage attacks (e.g., to Google) come from well targeted emails with
disguised links to malware that once embedded to an end-user electronic device
(desktop, laptop, smart phone etc.). It
quietly leaks out information to layered foreign repositories. We will present techniques for detecting spam
bots, i.e., hosts that send unsolicited email that are remotely controlled by a
malicious entity. A Bayesian
classification approach is used to identify spam hosts and an entropy
significant component extraction technique is used to identify hosts that are
likely compromised. Flows from these
hosts are further analyzed to fit botnet control models. In addition, DNS transient domain analysis is
used to increase confidence on the detection of remote controllers. We will describe examples of large botnet
controller detection using our prototype tools.
About the Speakers
Dr. Karasaridis is a Principal Member of Technical Staff at
AT&T Labs and member of the Network Design and Performance Analysis (NDPA)
Dept, in
Dr. Danielle Liu received her PhD in Industrial Engineering under
the guidance of Professor Marcel Neuts at
Time: 11:30
AM - 1:00 PM, Thursday, September 16, 2010.
Place: New Jersey Institute of
Technology (NJIT), Room 202,
Information: Professor MengChu Zhou, (973) 596-6282, zhou
“AT” njit.edu.
NJ IMS:
Selecting the Appropriate Environmental Test Chamber for Renewable Energy Applications
On Tuesday, September 14, 2010, the IEEE North
Jersey Section of the Instrumentation and Measurement Society (IMS) is hosting
a talk entitled, “Selecting the Appropriate Environmental Test Chamber for
Renewable Energy Applications.” The
speaker will be Mark R. Chrusciel.
About the Talk
Properly defining your Environmental Chamber
requirements will insure your best return on investment. An emphasis will be placed on the renewable
energy markets, including a way to save up to 54% on your operating costs. Discussions on the effect of air flow on product
temperature and ensuring all DUT’s experience the same temperature gradients
will be reviewed. With most solar panels
carrying 20 year warranties, short cuts in testing could cost significant
warranty dollars or damage to your company’s reputation. The importance of safely processing hazardous
materials will also be discussed.
About the Speaker
Mark R. Chrusciel
has approximately 30 years of experience with environmental chambers and ovens
and currently serves as Director for Cincinnati Sub Zero. His many years of experience in the quality,
reliability and laboratory markets enables him to design, select and implement
the proper thermal processing equipment for the application. Mark has a BS in Natural Sciences from Xavier
University; has served on the board for the last 4 years of the ASTR conference
(Accelerated Stress Test and Reliability); and is a senior member of the
Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (IEST).
All Welcome!
Free
admission. Members and non-members
welcome.
Time: 6:30
PM, Tuesday,
September 14, 2010. Free buffet will be
provided at 5:30 PM.
Place: New Jersey Institute of
Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center (Intersection between Warren &
Summit Streets), Newark, NJ. Directions
are available at http://www.njit.edu/about/visit/gettingtonjit.php.
Information: Russell C. Pepe,
201-960-6796, rcpepe “AT” ieee.org.
NJ Section PACE:
Engineers Meet:
For
a Critical Discussion Concerning the Problems of the Off-shoring of
Manufacturing and the Need for Its Return
On Wednesday,
August 11, 2010 the North Jersey Section Professional Activities Committee of
IEEE and its Members, students, and guests will meet for a critical discussion
concerning the caveats of off-shoring of manufacturing which includes all the
services required to produce a product.
About
the Meeting:
This meeting will
be facilitated by Richard F. Tax, chair of NJ Section PACE and President of the
AEA (American Engineering Association), for the members of the Section together
with all interested parties for an evening of straightforward discussion and
hospitality. We can hold an
inspirational session to discuss what is occurring with the disappearance of
manufacturing.
All are
invited. It being summer and with
vacation schedules being what they are, the North Jersey Section Ex-Com
officers are encouraged to attend, if possible, so that they can realize how
the loss of manufacturing to off-shoring has changed the landscape of American
opportunity since their entrance into their selected field/discipline and
articulate the concerns of those present to the officers above them. Everyone will have an opportunity to express
their views about the profession, jobs, and opportunities.
Bring your
associates, friends, and spouses for a relaxing, friendly, and informative
meeting for engineers.
About
the Speaker:
Richard is a
graduate of
Mr. Tax received
the North Jersey Section Award for Leadership in 1979, the Region I United
States Activities Board (
As PACE Chairman he
organized more than 100 meetings and advised other IEEE Sections about
PACE activities. Richard originated and managed Project EGO, a
program to stimulate member interest by adding a PACE NEWS column to the
Section's Newsletter. This column
continued for 9 years. He wrote more
than 70 articles dedicated to professional activities. In 1977, he started the USAB Task Force for
the BLS, Occupational Outlook Department.
With Congressional assistance this Task Force made significant
corrections to their Occupational Outlook Handbook. He directed the efforts of this operation for
6 years.
During 1985 he
chaired the North Jersey Ad hoc Committee that critiqued and condemned a
In 1990 Richard
joined the A
All
Welcome!
Members and students from all professional
societies and engineering disciplines are welcome. We now have attendees from IEEE, ASME, NSPE,
ASCE and AEA. For information about these
groups see:
www.asme.org/sections/northjersey
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM, Wednesday, August 11,
2010. Refreshments will be served.
Place:
Information: Paul Ward, (973)
790-1625, peward “AT” ieee.org, Richard F. Tax, (201) 664-6954, rtax “AT”
aea.org.
NJ SMC Society:
Intelligent Transportation Systems in Taiwan
On August 20, 2010,
the NJ Systems, Man & Cybernetics (SMC) Chapter will be hosting a
distinguished lecture at NJIT on the topic noted above. Professor TT Lee, President of National
Taipei University of Technology, will be the presenter.
About the Talk
In the 21st
century, the technology development mainstream is the interdisciplinary
integration, together with the human-centered technologies (i.e.,
Human-Technologies, HT) that emphasizes on friendly service for human rather
than the forced adaptation by human.
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) represents a typical
human-centered large-scale and highly complex dynamic system, while it is the
mainstream of the development of next-generation technologies. ITS is an integrated discipline of sensing,
controls, computers, electronics, communications and traffic management.
This lecture
discusses some achievements of HT-ITS in
We believe that the
proposed efforts will in turn enrich our research and teaching environment,
reinforce our academic strength and open up new territory applications for each
discipline. Equally importantly, the success
of our efforts should bring social and economical benefits, in addition to
academic values.
About the Speaker
Tsu-Tian Lee is
currently the National Endow Chair of Ministry of Education and President of
National Taipei University of Technology.
He received his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the
All Welcome!
You need not be a
member of IEEE to attend, and there is no charge for admission.
Time: 7:00 PM, Friday, August
20, 2010. Light refreshments will be
offered at 6:45 PM.
Place: New Jersey Institute of
Technology (NJIT), Room 202,
Information: Dr.
North Jersey Section
Opens Registration for Two Soft Skill Courses
At IEEE, we recognize that that much of your engineering work involves
writing or presenting information to people (end users, marketing executives)
who don't have your technical expertise.
Thanks to recent requests from many IEEE members, we are launching two
"soft skills" courses this fall on improving your written
communications and presentation skills.
Please review the descriptions in this newsletter for content, schedules
and dates.
The first course "Improving Your Writing Skills – Tips &
Techniques" will be offered over four weeks on Thursday September 23, 30
and October 7, 14.
The second course "Developing Your Presentation Skills – Tips
& Techniques" will be offered over four weeks Thursday, October 28,
November 4, 11, 18.
Additionally, many folks have requested CEU/PDU credits for these
courses. Both courses qualify for either
0.1 CEUs or 10 PDUs and are available at an additional cost of just $25 more
per course. Both courses emphasize
individualized instruction with a small class size.
These courses will be held at Advanced Technical Marketing, 1719 Route
Ten, Suite 113 Parsippany NJ 07054. For
any questions contact North Jersey GOLD chair Larry Yang at yangl “AT”
ieee.org.
Elevate to Senior Member Grade!
To get information and an application to advance to Senior Member
Grade, see http://www.ieee.org/web/membership/senior-members/. For
further information or to find potential references, contact Mario Ogava,
Membership Chair, at m.ogava “AT” ieee.org.
North Jersey
Section Seeks Committee Chairs and Volunteers
The North Section is seeking new volunteers to help conduct business
for the benefit of its membership. There
are a variety of volunteer positions open and available. They range from technical to non-technical,
leadership or just participatory. For
Society Chapter Chairs, you MUST be a member of the corresponding IEEE Society.
If you would like to become involved with volunteering in some of these
efforts or positions or just become more informed about what is happening at
the North Jersey Section, please contact Dr. Chandra Gupta at c.gupta “AT”
ieee.org. You are welcome to attend the
Section business meeting held the first Wednesday of every month to find out
more and other volunteer activities that require some help.
Some committees needing volunteers include the following. Please contact the person indicated for
additional information.
· Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society Chair
– contact naresh.chand “AT” baesystems.com
· Power Electronics Society Chapter Chair -
contact c.gupta below.
· GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) Affinity
Group Volunteers and Committee members needed - contact northjerseygold “AT”
ieee.org
· WIE (Women in Engineering) Affinity Group
Volunteers and Committee members needed - contact kduncan “AT” ieee.org
· EMBS (Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society) is seeking a chair and active committee volunteers - contact RaquelPC
“AT” njit.edu
· Membership Development Committee Chair and
Volunteers – contact kduncan “AT” ieee.org.
· Computer Society Chapter Committee Volunteers
– contact zhao “AT” fdu.edu.
· Technical Management Council Committee
Volunteers – contact saumil “AT” ieee.org
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Additionally, if interested volunteers would
like to get more general information about the Section, including a complete listing of all chapters
and committees, visit the North Jersey Section website http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/, or contact Dr.
Chandra Gupta c.gupta “AT” ieee.org.
From the North Jersey Section’s Education Committee: Hot courses can enhance your position in the job market
IEEE North Jersey
Education Committee ran programming and management courses since 1993. 252 IEEE members and non-members completed
these courses. Benefits: Some got jobs at AT&T and Microsoft
Corporation.
We need hot
courses, instructors and classrooms. If
you can teach a hot course (any course that can get people jobs), email your
one-page abstract and your resume. If
your NJ firm can provide a conference room, evening or Saturday morning,
contact Donald Hsu, Chair, yanyou “AT” hotmail.com. Thank-you and act
News from IEEE-USA:
IEEE-USA Pleased that Supreme Court's Ruling Preserves Software Patents
In Bilski v. Kappos, the high court ruled
that passing the "machine or transformation" test is not the sole
test for determining whether a business process is patentable. Abstract ideas, however, cannot be patented.
IEEE-USA was party to an amici curiae brief
filed with the court.
"We are generally pleased that the
Supreme Court did not introduce rules that would limit the scope of ideas
available for patent protection in our current information age," IEEE-USA
Intellectual Property Committee Chair Keith Grzelak said. "We are disappointed, however, that the
court's decision did not provide a clearer standard for determination of
patentability. The court cited a trilogy
of cases that basically say patents should not be granted for abstract
ideas. By ruling that Bilski's business
method was too abstract, the Supreme Court essentially provided lower federal courts
a you'll-know-it-when-you-see-it legal standard to follow.
"Applicants attempting to protect
business methods will now be left to guess what is and is not abstract. Inconsistent determination by patent
examiners and courts could lead to years of costly litigation, something we
warned against in our brief."
Bernard Bilksi and Rand Warsaw, petitioners
in the case, attempted in 1997 to patent a hedging system to protect consumers
and utilities from major swings in energy prices and demand. The U.S. Patent Office denied the application
and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the decision. Associate Supreme Court Justice Anthony
Kennedy, writing for the majority, called Bilski and
IEEE-USA seeks to ensure that
To see the amici curiae brief that University
of Utah Professor of Computer Science Lee Hollaar and IEEE-USA and filed in
this case, see http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/POLICY/2009/090109.pdf.
IEEE-USA advances the public good and
promotes the careers and public policy interests of more than 210,000
engineers, scientists and allied professionals who are
Contact:
Chris McManes
IEEE-USA Public Relations Manager
202-530-8356
News from IEEE-USA:
IEEE Green Technologies Conference Seeks Technical Papers
Washington (29 July 2010) - IEEE Green
Technologies Conference organizers are seeking technical papers on topics related
to current and emerging renewable energy sources and energy-reduction
technologies.
Accepted papers will be presented during the
third-annual conference, 14-15 April 2011, at the Hilton Hotel in
Contributed papers, particularly in the
following areas, are solicited:
·
Energy generation and storage technologies,
including nuclear, wind, solar, water, geothermal, biomass, energy harvesting
and storage
·
Energy usage reduction and conservation, including
energy management, planning and forecasting, home and commercial automation,
innovative HVAC and lighting
·
Architectural and engineering sustainable designs,
including strategies for sustainability, performance evaluation, use of green
building components and system management
·
Environmental, legal, social, economic and
political impacts, including emerging standards for renewable and reduced
carbon emission energy sources, safety and technologies for developed and
underdeveloped countries
·
Smart Grid communication and control, including
evolution and integration of renewable and reduced emission energy sources
·
Environmental protection, including oil spill
prevention and control
Paper submission instructions:
To submit a paper, go to http://edas.info, log in and use "GTC'11."
Submissions must describe original work not previously published or currently
under review for publication in another conference or journal. Instructions can be found at (http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs/pubs/confpubcenter/pdfs/samplems.pdf). The
paper template is accessible at http://www.ieee.org/web/publications/pubservices/confpub/AuthorTools/conferenceTemplates.html.
Papers must be submitted between 1 September
and 1 November. Authors will be notified
by 20 January 2011 whether their papers are accepted. For questions regarding paper submissions,
contact technical program chairs Dr. Jorge Aravena at aravena@ece.lsu.edu or Dr. Hsiao-Chun Wu at wu@ece.lsu.edu.
Proposals for seminars and special sessions
are also welco
Additional Information:
The second IEEE Green Technologies Conference
was held in Grapevine,
Because of increasing concerns about fossil
fuel costs, supplies and emissions, scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs are
more closely examining the commercial viability of renewable energy
sources. The 2011 conference aims to
look at solar, wind, nuclear, geothermal, hydro and biomass technologies, among
others, as well as alternative vehicle power sources such as fuel cells,
gasoline and liquid natural gas electric hybrids and plug-in hybrid electric
vehicles.
The 2011 IEEE Green Technologies Conference
is sponsored by IEEE Region 5, the IEEE Baton Rouge Section and IEEE-USA, and
supported by
IEEE-USA advances the public good and
promotes the careers and public policy interests of more than 210,000
engineers, scientists and allied professionals who are
Contact:
Chris McManes
IEEE-USA Public Relations Manager
(202) 530-8356
IEEE Northeast Industry Day
http://ewh.ieee.org/reg/1/irc/
IEEE NJ End of Summer Picnic
Picnic Grove
http://www.co.middlesex.nj.us/parksrecreation/ford.asp
IEEE Members
Meet your local ieee Section Ex-Com officers
Network with other IEEE
WIE/
Learn about WIE/
Enjoy the outdoors, food and games (Volleyball, Football, Frisbee etc.)
Bring your favorite picnic food to share with others. We will
provide the beverages.
No beer/wine permitted
Register
at: http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/2713
Life Grade Luncheon
The
PES Chapter and the Section will sponsor a luncheon for North Jersey IEEE Life
Grades (Members, Senior Members and Fellows) on Thursday, October 28, at
The
luncheon will begin at
Advance
registration is required prior to October 19.
We can accommodate only 30 people.
Registrations will be processed in the order of receipt and will be
confirmed by return mail. Please
complete the following registration form and include a check payable to the
North Jersey Section IEEE in the amount of $ 5.00 per person.
Reservations
cannot be accepted at the door. For
additional information regarding the event contact Ken Oexle at (973) 386-1156.
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Address_________________________________________
Phone _________________________________________
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Prior to October 19 and enclose $5.00.
Make check payable to NJ Section IEEE
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
10
–12 LECTURES FEATURING SPEAKERS FROM LEADING
COMPANIES,
WITH EMPHASIS ON MILITARY ELECTRONICS,
WIRELESS
TECHNOLOGIES
(APPX. 30-40 EXHIBITORS)
(COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH SERVED)
Details of the schedule and
speakers and the topics will be posted on the IEEE North Jersey Section Ho
For further information contact:
CHAIR/EXHIBITION: KIRIT DIXIT (201-669-7599), kdixit “AT”
ieee.org
PUBLICITY:
ARTHUR GREENBERG (gadner1 “AT” optonline.net)
EVENT/ LOCATION CO-ORDINATOR: KEN OEXLE (973-386-1156), k.oexle “AT”
verizon.net
CO-CHAIR– TECHNICAL PROGRAMS:
CO-CHAIR - TECHNICAL PROGRAM: GEORGE KANNELL (973-437-9990), gkk “AT”
lgsinnovations.com
THERE IS NO CHARGE TO ATTEND THE SYMPOSIUM OR
IEEE North Jersey
Section Course
C# .
Eight weekly classes (October 20,
27, November 3, 10, 17, December 1, 8, 15, 2010)
Location: New Jersey Institute of Technology
IEEE North Jersey Section thanks
New Jersey Institute of Technology, for sponsoring this course.
The IEEE North
Jersey Section is offering a course "C# .
You will receive
the IEEE Certificate of Completion when you finish the course. Microsoft Corp. has MCAD and MCSD
certifications. You may wish to get
certified by taking the necessary Microsoft exams with the knowledge gained
from this course.
Instructor: Donald Hsu, PhD,
has been a corporate manager for 11 years and is an experienced trainer. Since 2004, he has trained 850+ people in
C++, Java, WebLogic, Database, XML, and C# .
TOPICS
1.
Compare the enterprise
development tools using Java to C# .
2.
Define Visual Studio .
3.
Identify C# syntax, data
type, control structures and common language runti
4.
Distinguish methods, arrays,
object-oriented programming
5.
Build graphical user
interface, multithreading, files and streams
6.
Explain the benefit of using
extensible markup language (XML)
7.
Select database, SQL server,
and
8.
Choose ASP .
9.
Present student Projects
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WHERE: |
New
Jersey Institute of Technology, |
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WHEN: |
Eight
evenings, October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 17, December 1, 8, 15, 2010, |
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IEEE
(& affiliate) members $500; Non-IEEE members $550. |
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CONTACT: |
Donald
Hsu, yanyou “AT”
hotmail.com |
REGISTRATION: C# .
Please mail the completed registration with a check
(payable to “
Donald Hsu, Chair Education
Committee, IEEE North Jersey Section, P.O. Box 2093, Fort Lee, New Jersey
07024.
Name:
_____________________________________________ Email address
_________________________________
˙ Non-member
˙ IEEE Member Member #:_________________________ Member of ________________________
technical society
Employer:___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Employer Address:____________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Home
Address:______________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Business (day) telephone
#:___________________________________
Home telephone #:________________________________
Please enclose required fee payable to: North Jersey Section IEEE
As soon as the completed registration form and the
payment are received, you are officially registered for this course.
Registration status will be confirmed by
email.
˙ I wish to receive IEEE
Completion Certificate
Signature:___________________________________________
IEEE North Jersey Section Course
Project Management
Saturday Mornings,
Eight weekly classes (October 9, 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20,
New Jersey Institute Technology,
(Checks should not be mailed to this address)
IEEE North
Jersey Section thanks New Jersey Institute Technology for sponsoring this
course
The North Jersey Section IEEE is offering a course "Project
Management". Dice.com lists 4,000+
Project related jobs in the
You will receive the IEEE certificate of completion when you finish the
course. You may wish to take two
Certification exams, one in Project Management
administered by Project Management Institute from the knowledge that you
learned in this course. (This is not an exclusive PMP-
Instructor: Donald Hsu,
PhD, has been a corporate manager for 11 years and is an experienced
trainer. Since 2003, he has trained 900+
people in Contract Procurement, IT Project+, MS Project, and Project Management
courses in eleven organizations.
TOPICS
1.
Explain the need for a
project manager
2.
Define SOW, PERT, GANTT, CPM,
and Scope of the project
3.
Identify the team members,
resources and plan for the strategy
4.
Calculate schedule, budget
variances, and monitor project progress
5.
Manage changes, estimates,
and communications
6.
Set a baseline, import tasks
from MS Excel, export Project files to MS Word
7.
Create and modify custom
reports, templates and combination views
8.
Share resources and create a
master plan loaded to Project Server
9.
Approve updates and conclude
a project plan
10.
Analyze global E-Commerce and
present student Projects
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WHERE: |
New Jersey Institute
Technology, |
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WHEN: |
8 Saturdays, October 9,
16, 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20, |
|
|
IEEE (& affiliate) members
$500; Non-IEEE members $550. |
|
CONTACT: |
Donald Hsu: yanyou “AT” hotmail.com |
REGISTRATION: Project Management
Please mail the
registration form with the check (Checks payable to “
Donald
Hsu, Chair Education Committee, IEEE North Jersey Section, P. O. Box 2093, Fort
Lee, NJ
Name:
_____________________________________________ Email address
_________________________________
˙ Non-member
˙ IEEE Member
Member #:_________________________
Member of _____________________________ technical society
Employer:___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Employer
Address:____________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Home Address:______________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Business (day)
telephone #:___________________________________ Home telephone
#:________________________________
Please enclose
required fee payable to: North Jersey Section IEEE
As soon as a
completed registration form and the payment are received, you are officially
registered for this course. Registration
status will be notified by email.
˙ I wish to receive IEEE Completion Certificate Signature:___________________________________________
IEEE North Jersey Section Course
Developing Your Presentation Skills – Tips &
Techniques
(Four weekly classes on Thursday, October 28,
November 4, 11 & 18)
Location: Advanced Technical Marketing,
(Do not mail checks here)
IEEE North
If you are saying a few
words” to a client prospect, giving a detailed explanation to some technical
experts, interviewing for a new job or preparing a sales presentation, it can
be a challenge to deliver an effective presentation. Developing Your Presentation Skills–Tips
& Techniques will cover what it takes to plan, organize, develop and
deliver effective presentations for any audience.
Instructor: Wilma Hurwitz
has managed design, marketing and delivery of over 200 industry conferences,
trade shows and special events on information technology; software project
management; manufacturing; plastics, metals and packaging technology; financial
services and supply chain management.
Clients include Alcatel-Lucent (network systems), Honeywell, American
Electronics Association, Administrative Management Society,
TOPICS
·
Different kinds of presentations
(informational, persuasive, good/bad news)
·
Your audience and their expectations
·
How to structure your presentation – key
points, supporting information, presentation flow
·
Selecting the right audio-visuals to get your
points across
·
Pre-performance practice and staging
·
Actual performance -- on-site delivery
considerations: problem listeners, handling nervousness, handling
questions
·
Post-presentation debrief – What went well?
What needs improvement?
Methodology:
This course is presented via class discussion, Q&A, case studies, exercises
and actual practice in class. In order
to provide individual attention, class size is limited to the first 12
registrations. Additional courses maybe
held in the future. IEEE will be
offering CEUs (PDUs) at an additional cost of $25 per person if you would like
to get CEU (0.1) or PDU (10 hours) credit.
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WHERE: |
Technical Marketing, |
|
WHEN: |
Four
evenings, October 28, November 4, 11, 18, 2010, 6:30 to 9:00 PM. |
|
COST: |
IEEE
members $225; Non-IEEE members $300; Student/Unemployed members $125 (add $25
for CEU/PDUs) |
|
CONTACT: |
Larry
Yang, yangl “AT” ieee.org |
DEADLINE:
October 18, 2010 REGISTRATION:
Developing Your Presentation Skills – Tips & Techniques
Please mail the completed registration with a check
(payable to “
Larry Yang, Chair
Name:
_____________________________________________ Email address
_________________________________
___Non-member
___IEEE Member
Member #:_________________________
Member of _____________________________ technical society
Employer:___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Employer
Address:____________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Home
Address:______________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Business (day) telephone #:___________________________________ Home telephone
#:________________________________
Please enclose required fee payable to: North Jersey Section IEEE
As soon as a completed registration form and the
payment are received, you are officially registered for this course. Registration status will be notified by
email.
___ I wish to receive
IEEE CEUs/PDUs, $25 extra
Signature:___________________________________________
IEEE North Jersey Section Course
Improving Your Writing Skills – Tips &
Techniques
(Four
weekly classes on Thursday, September 23, 30 and October 7, 14)
Location: Advanced Technical Marketing,
(Do
not mail checks here)
IEEE North
When you write an email,
test report, technical memo, manual or formal job search correspondence, there are
some valuable “best” practices to make the process easy and your documents
clear. Upon completion of Improving Your
Writing Skills–Tips, & Techniques, attendees will be able to plan, organize
and prepare effective business correspondence, e-mails, memos, reports and job
search documents (resumes, cover letters) for select external and internal
readers.
Instructor: Wilma Hurwitz
is a training consultant and executive coach specializing in verbal and written
workplace communications, presentation skills and customer service
techniques. Key communications clients
have included Alcatel-Lucent, (network systems), Jersey Central Power &
Light, Pershing Division of Bank of NY Mellon and GlaxoSmithKline. Since 2007, she has also been a free-lance
writer with the Morris County Daily Record authoring select business feature
articles and cover stories. She is
currently their weekly columnist covering
TOPICS
· The Communication Model – what it is, how it works
· Different purposes for written communications: editorial, informational, good/bad news, directive and persuasive
· Who is/are your reader(s)? What do they want to achieve upon reading your document?
· Writer’s “block” – how to get started with your communication
· Structuring your message
· Writing sentences – the “fog” index and how to avoid it
· Developing your document – use of language, flow of key points
· Grammar – some essential rules to ensure that our writing is clear
· Beyond “spellchecker” – some guidelines for proofreading
· Special documents – praise, instructions, new concept presentation and communicating about change.
Methodology:
Improving Your Writing Skills–Tips & Techniques is delivered via
discussion, Q&A, document preparation and review of different writing
samples throughout the program.
Assignments will be made to address individual business writing
needs. Special attention will be given
to those attendees for whom English is a second language.
To
allow for individualized instruction, class size is limited to the first 12
registrations. Additional courses may be
held in the future. IEEE will be
offering CEUs (PDUs) at an additional cost of $25 per person if you would like
to get CEU (0.1) or PDU (10 hours) credit.
|
WHERE: |
Technical Marketing, |
|
WHEN: |
Four
evenings, September 23, 30, October 7, 14, 2010 from 6:30 to 9:00 PM. |
|
COST: |
IEEE
members $225; Non-IEEE members $300; Student/Unemployed members $125 (add $25
for CEU/PDUs) |
|
CONTACT: |
Larry
Yang, yangl “AT” ieee.org |
DEADLINE:
September 13, 2010 REGISTRATION:
Improving Your Writing Skills – Tips & Techniques
Please mail the completed registration with a check
(payable to “
Larry Yang, Chair
Name:
_____________________________________________ Email address
_________________________________
___Non-member
___IEEE Member
Member #:_________________________
Member of ________________________ technical society
Employer:___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Employer Address:____________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Home
Address:______________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Business (day) telephone
#:___________________________________
Home telephone #:________________________________
Please enclose required fee payable to: North Jersey Section IEEE
As soon as the completed registration form and the
payment are received, you are officially registered for this course.
Registration status will be confirmed by
email.
___ I wish to receive IEEE CEUs/PDUs, $25
extra
Signature:___________________________________________